Mussels

Years ago the supermarket we use offered as sort of "meal deal" a main course, dessert and bottle of wine.  Then suddenly they stopped, a pity as we enjoyed them and had them quite frequently.  This week Clickychick spotted a modern equivalent, starter, main, dessert, and wine.  Considerably increased in price but a good number of years have gone by and there are three courses.

The starter was Mussels in a white wine sauce.  I felt the shells from the bivalves had to somehow make a blip.  So here it is.

One interesting point is the white squiggle on the front shell is the protective tube of a marine worm, Pomatoceros, (Probably P lamarkii).  They are filter feeders and will grow on any hard surface.